VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT - FY 2017 GRANT AWARDS

VIRGINIA PROGRAM

Audubon Naturalist Society,

Chevy Chase, MD

Expanding the "GreenKids" Environmental Literacy Program for Elementary School Students in Virginia (26 months)

$15,000 / matched by $15,000

Bay Journal Media, Seven Valleys, PA

Local Government edition of the Bay Journal $20,000 / matched by $78,725

Blue Sky Fund, Richmond, VA

Continued expansion of the Explorers Program into Richmond Public Schools' 2nd and 4th grades

$15,000 / matched by $236,882

Capital Region Land Conservancy, Richmond, VA

Protecting Our Beloved James River

$15,000 / matched by $40,000

Chesapeake Bay Foundation,

Annapolis, MD

Growing Systemic Environmental Literacy in the Commonwealth of Virginia: Advancing Policy, Engaging Partnerships, and Supporting School Leaders

$25,000 Challenge Grant / matched by $57,546

Chesapeake Conservancy, Annapolis, MD

Supporting a Rising Tide of Innovation to Enhance James River Restoration

$30,000 Challenge Grant / matched by $55,000

Christopher Newport University Educational Foundation, Newport News, VA

Virginia Environmental Attitudes Survey

$13,500 / matched by $13,500

College of William and Mary

Virginia Coastal Policy Center,

Williamsburg, VA

Targeting Assistance to VA Coastal Communities in Responding to Climate Change Challenges

$30,000 / matched by $212,334

James River Association, Richmond, VA

Support of year two of JRA's "Our River at Risk" advocacy campaign

$30,000 / matched by $177,500

Land Trust Alliance, Washington, DC

Circuit Rider Program to Advance Land Conservation Along the Southern Tier of Virginia
$12,500 / matched by $12,500

Living River Restoration Trust,

Portsmouth, VA

Saving the Last Lands of the Elizabeth River: Hampton Roads' Only Local Land Trust Goes FullScale
$15,000 Challenge Grant / matched by $15,935

Maymont Foundation, Richmond, VA

Maymont Stormwater Management Programming
$19,050 Challenge Grant / matched by $323,050

The Nature Conservancy,

Charlottesville, VA

A Comprehensive Approach to Oyster Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay
$10,000 / matched by $1,728,000

Northern Neck Land Conservancy, Lancaster, VA

Vision 2020 Program (support for a professionally produced video to inform landowners about the importance of conservation)
$2,500 / matched by $2,500

Southern Environmental Law Center,

Charlottesville, VA

Leadership for Advancing Land Conservation inVirginia and for Defending Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries
$30,000 / matched by $220,000

Sustainable Chesapeake, Richmond, VA

Getting Nutrient Management Plans Off the Shelf: Identifying Strategies to Expand Nutrient Management Plan Implementation on Virginia Farms
$24,296 / matched by $50,219

Trout Unlimited, Arlington, VA

Crowdsourcing Data for Climate Change Conservation Planning in the Shenandoah Valley
$10,000 Challenge Grant / matched by $57,110

University of Virginia

Institute for Environmental Negotiation,

Charlottesville, VA

Expanding Access in Virginia to Collaboration and Collective Impact Design and Facilitation
$10,000 / matched by $15,114

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Valley Conservation Council, Staunton, VA

VCC’s Agricultural Easement Program: Protecting Farmland and Water Quality
$15,000 / matched by $22,000

Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts,

Mechanicsville, VA

Enhancement of educational activities at Youth Conservation Camp and expansion of the Youth Conservation Leadership Institute

$10,000 / matched by $10,000

Virginia Department of Forestry,

Charlottesville, VA

Healthy Watersheds Forest/TMDL Project Phase II
$10,000 / matched by $50,000

Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA

Program and exhibit commemorating VEE's 40th Anniversary
$17,600

Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

Gloucester Point, VA

Evaluating the Current Status and Trends for Kepone in James River

$21,436 / matched by $52,885

Virginia Junior Academy of Science,

Richmond, VA

The Frances and Sydney Lewis Environmental Science Scholarship (four years)
$24,000

Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA

28th Environment Virginia Symposium, "Virginia's Environment Shaping Our Future," April 4-6, 2017
$7,000

Virginia's United Land Trusts,

Richmond, VA

Increasing the impact of land trusts in Virginia: A proposal to professionalize Virginia's United Land Trusts (VaULT)
$16,000 / matched by $95,000

Wetlands Watch, Norfolk, VA

Showing Multiple Benefits for Local Government Conservation Actions in Virginia
$10,000 / matched by $10,484

Support of Philanthropy $5,250

·  Exponent Philanthropy

·  Chesapeake Bay Funders Network

·  Southeastern Council of Foundations

VIRGINIA PROGRAM TOTAL: $463,132

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KANAWHA & OHIO RIVER VALLEYS PROGRAM

Because of a prior multi-year commitment and the spending down of previously granted funds held in reserve, new grants were not awarded in this program in FY2017.

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FY 2017 TOTAL

TOTAL ALL PROGRAMS: $463,132

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FY 2017 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The March 31, 2017 reviewed asset value of theVirginia Environmental Endowment was $18,693,446. During the fiscalyear the Board ofDirectors approved 30 grants totaling $463,132. When combined with matching fundgrants awarded by VEE since 1977 to awide variety of organizations represent an investment of over $80 million in environmental improvement.